From Nine to Noon, April 9, 2025
Listen to Nathaniel Swain, a former primary teacher turned education academic, who says streaming classes by ability level is not the way to go to lift achievement.
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School Shorts, Season 1, Episode 7, April 7, 2025
The Forgetting Curve is a useful tool in understanding how best to try and remember all the learning that goes on at school - or anywhere for that matter!
Nathaniel Swain is a teacher, researcher and coach of great techniques to help children learn. In this episode he shares the importance of regular review instead of cramming for exams.
The discussion also touches on strategies for supporting young learners, the role of cultural context in education, and the need for personalised learning approaches. This episode will be useful for people of all ages who want to remember things!
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SBS News, October 18, 2022
Listen to Nathaniel Swain, a former primary teacher turned education academic, who says students are coming to a ‘bottle-neck’ with their learning and we need to understand why this is the case.
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